Leviticus 25:39

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 25:39

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

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WEB

World English Bible

“‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.

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Leviticus 25

³⁷ You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.

³⁸ I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

³⁹ If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

⁴⁰ Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

⁴¹ Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers.

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